I have seen recent social media posts showing people pouring concentrated hydrogen peroxide into manholes, lift-stations, biological treatment plants, and even lakes. The claim is that hydrogen peroxide is not harmful to anything and solves all problems from FOG to hazardous algae blooms. In the videos, people are pouring 5 gallon pails of peroxide into all of the above. I know people want to sell their products and talk about the benefits of their technology. However, every product has strengths and weaknesses and may or may not fit the application.
When it comes to oxidant chemistry in collection systems, you have many choices. You need to find the one that best matches site specific challenges and keeps costs under control. This often means that a multiple lift station collection system benefits from using multiple technologies. To choose among technologies it helps to:
Now for most used oxidant technology options.
When it comes to oxidant chemistry in collection systems, you have many choices. You need to find the one that best matches site specific challenges and keeps costs under control. This often means that a multiple lift station collection system benefits from using multiple technologies. To choose among technologies it helps to:
- Know the strengths and weaknesses of each approach
- You need to know the system - map out ORP, discover anoxic/anaerobic zones, find out where FOG is accumulating and why - there is a lot to mapping out the problems, but it is a vital step in optimizing treatment.
- Implement solutions and monitor/adjust programs.
Now for most used oxidant technology options.
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